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XVII. 

 BROWSINGS IN OTHER FIELDS. 



EVEN the most home-loving body may sometimes 

 gain refreshment, and at the same time have 

 his mental vision broadened, by a jaunt to another 

 neighborhood ; and if he has a hobby, he may 

 beguile the days in riding it, and thus evade, for a 

 time at least, that most harrowing of all maladies, 

 homesickness. Well, to make a long story short, 

 and a dull one a little brighter, let me say at once 

 that I have, more or less recently, made several 

 visits to various points of interest, and everywhere 

 have found delightful comradeship with the birds. 

 First, I shall speak of a trip to Montreal, that gem 

 city on the St. Lawrence, beautiful for situation as 

 well as for other attractive features. 



South of the city a mountain rears its green, 

 symmetrical mass. True, it is not very lofty as 

 mountains go ; but standing there alone in the midst 

 of a far stretching plain, it seems really majestic, 

 especially to one unused to great altitudes. It is a 

 favorite pleasure-resort for residents and visitors, 

 having been converted into a beautiful park, with 

 winding paths and driveways, many shady nooks, 

 with comfortable benches to lounge on, and a tower 



